Sunday Reflections
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 (4) Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 Matthew 15:21-28 August 16, 2026 Word of Jesus and his power to heal was spreading. It had reached even the ears of a Canaanite woman whose daughter…
Read More18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 55:1-3 Psalm 145:8-9, 15-16, 17-18 (16) Romans 8:35, 37-39 Matthew 14:13-21 August 2, 2026 Even when Jesus moved from one place to another, the crowds followed him. As He saw them, “his heart was moved with pity for them.” With his Most…
Read More17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 Psalm 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 (97a)Romans 8:28-30 Matthew 13:44-52 July 26, 2026 Our Lord appeared to Solomon with an incredible offer, “Ask something of me and I will give it to you.”…
Read More16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Wisdom 12:13, 16-19 Psalm 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 (5a) Romans 8:26-27 Matthew 13:24-43 July 19, 2026 What image of God do you have? Do you see God as loving? God the Father sent his Son Jesus to save us through his death on the Cross. The general…
Read More15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 (Luke 8:8) Romans 8:18-23 Matthew 13:1-23 July 12, 2026 How do you view suffering? Paul writes, “I consider that the sufferings of this present time are as nothing compared with the glory to be revealed for…
Read More12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Jeremiah 20:10-13 Psalm 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 (14c) Romans 5:12-15 Matthew 10:26-33 June 21, 2026 As a prophet, Jeremiah faced ridicule and persecution. He heard “the whisperings of many” who denounced him. It wasn’t just from strangers. Even his former friends had turned against…
Read MoreThe Most Holy Trinity, Year AExodus 34:4b-6, 8-9 Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55 (52b) 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 John 3:16-18 May 31, 2026 Following Pentecost, we have returned to Ordinary Time. As we do so, the Church gives us two special solemnities this Sunday and next. Today we celebrate The Solemnity…
Read MorePentecost – Year A Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 (30) 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 May 24, 2026 It is fifty days since Jesus rose from the dead. It is now time for Pentecost and the descent of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirt arrived as…
Read MoreSixth Sunday of Easter, Year A Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 Psalm 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 (1) 1 Peter 3:15-18 John 14:15-21 May 10, 2026 Jesus loves you. Jesus loves every single person in the world. It might seem hard to imagine. There are people in the world who are hard…
Read MoreFourth Sunday of Easter, Year A Acts 2:14a, 36-41 Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1) 1 Peter 2:20b-25 John 10:1-10 April 26, 2026 Peter proclaims, “Let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” “Whom you crucified…” Who…
Read MoreSecond Sunday of Easter, Year A (Divine Mercy Sunday) Acts 2:42-47 Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 (1) 1 Peter 1:3-9 John 20:19-31 April 12, 2026 Jesus Christ was crucified! Then He rose from the dead! The Father and He sent the Holy Spirit! With new understanding of what had happened to…
Read MoreEvening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14 Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15 April 2, 2026 Tonight we begin what we celebrate over three days, The Easter Triduum. On this first night of the Triduum, we celebrate the Institution of the Eucharist and…
Read MorePalm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Year A Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-23 (2a) Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 March 29, 2026 We begin Holy Week as Jesus began his final week, with his royal welcome into Jerusalem. He is greeted by…
Read More4th Sunday of Lent 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Psalm 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1) Ephesians 5:8-14 John 9:1-41 March 15, 2026 What would it be like to be born blind? Today a man who was born blind encounters Jesus. Being born blind effected not just his physical eyesight. It would have shaped his…
Read More2nd Sunday of Lent, Year A Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 (22) 2 Timthy 1:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9 February 22, 2026 Abram, who will become known as Abraham, is a model of faith to us. God speaks to Abraham for the first time in the Bible, “Go forth from the…
Read MoreSixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Sirach 15:15-20 Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 (1b) 1 Corinthians 2:6-10 Matthew 5:17-37 February 15, 2026 “If you choose, you can keep the commandments, they will save you; if your trust in God, you too shall live.” What way do you…
Read MoreFourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13 Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 (Matthew 5:3) 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Matthew 5:1-12a February 1, 2026 The Israelites were struggling. In their struggles our Lord speaks to them. He speaks of the remnant that will remain in their midst. For several decades now,…
Read MoreThe Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Year A Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 (1) Colossians 3:12-21 Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 December 28, 2025 Family life is important. Family life is to be rooted in love. Of course, family life should involve love between family members. For this…
Read More3rd Sunday of Advent Year A Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 (Isaiah 35:4) James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 December 14, 2025 Our season of Advent is a time of preparation. We prepare ourselves to celebrate the First Coming of Jesus at Christmas and we ask ourselves…
Read More1st Sunday of Advent, Year A Isaiah 2:1-5 Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Romans 13:11-14 Matthew 24:37-44 November 30, 2025 The birth of Jesus Christ began something new, our salvation. It was his first coming. Recognizing the new beginning brought in Jesus’ birth, today we begin a new year in the…
Read More33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Malachi 3:19-20a Psalm 98:5-6, 7-8, 9 (see 9) 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 Luke 21:5-19 November 16, 2025 Jesus speaks of “how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings.” There was a beauty to the temple. God’s temple should be beautiful as his dwelling place but our salvation is…
Read MoreAll Souls’ DayWisdom 3:1-9Psalm 25:6, 7b, 17-18, 20-21 (1) or (3a)Romans 8:14-23Luke 7:11-17November 2, 2025 Please note that for All Souls’ Day there are a number of options for readings. Therefore, you may have heard different readings at the Mass…
Read MoreOn Sunday I offered a reflection on the first reading and the gospel (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C). In Ordinary Time, the second reading is chosen independent of the theme that is common to the first reading and the gospel second reading. This often…
Read More29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CExodus 17:8-13Psalm 121:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 (see 2)2 Timothy 3:14-4:2Luke 18:1-8October 19, 2025 The Israelites were attacked by Amalek. The Israelites did not start the war. Their response was a defensive action and it…
Read More27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year CHabakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 (8)2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14Luke 17:5-10October 5, 2025 The prophet Habakkuk is lamenting the way things are for the Israelites. He has good reason to lament as they are…
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